Posted by Brad on February 13, 2008 at 03:14:53:
In Reply to: Re: Dick Drost and Miss Nude America posted by Artiztik on February 10, 2008 at 23:05:21:
I met him once at Naked City, California, which was where he relocated in the early 1990s. I can only liken it to somewhat of a compound up onto a very dusty, rocky road. It had a bit of a sleeze feel to everything, similar to one of those full nude strip clubs. In fact, that was pretty much what it was. He had some girls he'd pay to come to the club, get naked, then pose for the photos guys would shoot. They only guests there were about two dozen men, with the exception of one old couple. Some of the men would go back into a dark room with a big television and watch pornos play on the screen. All the men were masturbating, but not a single girl was in there.
Drost was crippled and was always in a wheelchair, although I don't know if it was by disease or accident. He had a sordid past having been charged with molesting young females a number of times. It turns out that Drost was charged in 1985 with molesting a 13-year-old girl and with showing obscene materials to minors. Eventually he pled guilty to 10 sex-related misdemeanors and agreed to stay out of Indiana for 10 years. As a result, Naked City Indiana closed in 1986 but relocated in the Moreno Valley of California. Here's some info:
http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/NudistHallofShame/Drost.html
He seemed to have an attitude about his hired girls insisting they cling to him like he was the greatest thing on earth, but got very jealous if they ever started to flirt with the men at his place. I'd wager to bet it was a case of massive insecurity.
I believe the only way he made money in California was by selling porno videos he made at his compound, or videos of certain theme days he hosted. But again, with the exception of a few older swinger couples, all the females were paid to be there (and looked the part). You'd typically see 30 guys to three or so paid porno types at his "events". The time I went was brutal and the air was filled with desperation from the horny guys, and some of them looked like they just came out from under a bridge.
I don't know if he's still alive. What is clear is that he and Naked City appear to have drifted off into obscurity.
: :...Drost relocated to a smaller resort in California but is no longer active in the nude resort scene. The 70's & 80's Miss Nude America contests filmed by Dale Zunz were sold by IPI Video, although I do not know if they still market them.
: The original Naked City was just down the road from the Ponderosa Sun Club, and Drost was named as producer on the Ponderosa's first Nudes A Poppin' video, featuring Tim Allen (Santa Clause, Tool Time) as host. You will find an email link for IPI Video on the IPI web site. They have MANY titles not listed on the web site, just email and ask for what you want, or request a catalog. I purchased a Zunz tape from IPI of one of Drost's Naked City contests in California, and one of the contestants was porn star Charisma Arquette, before she did adult video. IPI has a lot of rare classics.